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MP: Tougher security 'would let the terrorists know they've won'

Calum McKenzie

BBC Local Live

North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen has said any review of Parliamentary security procedures in the wake of
Wednesday's terrorist attacks
should not go as far as denying the public access to Westminster.

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He told the Commons: "In an open and free democracy such as ours there's... a balance between our security and public access to our democracy.

"If that balance is not maintained then unfortunately the terrorists will have won."

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London attack: Armed police deployment under review

Jeremy Ball

Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Today

The East Midlands Operational Support Service (EMOpSS), which runs armed policing units across most of the
East Midlands, say they are reviewing the deployment of all officers following
yesterday’s attack.

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It covers the Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire police forces.

They couldn’t give me more details, but said this would include beat officers, as well as armed policing units.